Shaughn Dowd is one of the premier flute instructors in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area with over twenty years of experience teaching private lessons and group classes to both children and adults.  She specializes in the tradition of the French Flute School and is a certified Suzuki instructor which allows her to offer a modified Suzuki method incorporating features of both. Ms. Dowd maintains memberships with the National Flute Association (NFA), the Flute Society of Washington (FSW), the Music Teacher’s National Association (MTNA), the Northern Virginia Music Teacher’s Association (NVMTA), the Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA), and the Suzuki Association of the Greater Washington Area (SAGWA).